Research and analysis

We help our clients with specific data projects and they can be quite varied.

Sometimes these are about gathering data (either new or already existing out there somewhere). Sometimes these are about digging into our clients’ own data and making sense of it (and working out how to improve quality). Sometimes it’s about bringing different datasets together for analysis. And sometimes it’s about working out what data they should be collecting compared to what they actually are collecting.

Sometimes other partners hire us to provide research and analysis support for their client projects.

Featured projects

Featured
10GM: Using research and data maturity assessments to drive improvement across the VCSE sector in Manchester
10GM: Using research and data maturity assessments to drive improvement across the VCSE sector in Manchester

We were commissioned by 10GM to research data and intelligence in the VCSE sector in Greater Manchester, to help them better understand the current situation, and engage the sector in exploring how data and intelligence could contribute to improving VCSE activity and services.

Reviewing lifestyle and behaviour change services in Worcestershire
Reviewing lifestyle and behaviour change services in Worcestershire

We carried out a comprehensive, independent review and evaluation of Worcestershire’s Lifestyle Service, and produced a concise report on the effectiveness of the current service, and recommendations for future commissioning.

Tracking patterns of travel behaviour
Tracking patterns of travel behaviour

Data Orchard assessed the effectiveness of Hereford’s Choose How You Move programme, which aimed to promote more sustainable and active travel into and around the city.

Building better data about grants supporting climate action
Building better data about grants supporting climate action

Power to Change is on a mission to strengthen community businesses in order to tackle some of society’s biggest challenges at a local level. They asked us to help them with scoping research into the analysis and geographic spread of community businesses in England.

Improving equality, diversity and inclusion data at emh Group
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion data at emh Group

Our data analysis for emh Group created a baseline for positive change. We analysed and quality reviewed their equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data, defined requirements for future data collection, and explored pay gaps in relation to EDI staff.

Food poverty mapping project
Food poverty mapping project

Data Orchard completed a literature review of research on food poverty and developed a set of indicators to identify food poverty risk factors using data at ‘lower super output area’ geographies.